Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-04-21
ArreoRNnYs READ.

ANfN ~ lhS tiiGNtttA stiiA PtObabA- W
Of interest to attorneys. Under date OF.
The 18th of March Registers and Receiy-
ers are insti ucted as follows:
From and after the 18th day Of April,
1887, you will not recognize any attorney
or agent for claimants or other parties 10
any proceedings before yon until he has
complied with the following regulations:
/. An ~attorney-at-law who desires to
represent claimants or contestants before
IA office shall file 4 certificate, under
the seal of a United State, or territorial
court for the Judicial district in whici he
resides or the local land office is situated,
that he is an attorney in good standing.
.. Any person-not an att~orney-at-law
who desires TO appear as an agent for
claimants or contestants before your
office must file a certificate from 4 judge
of the United States court or of a State
or territorial Court having common law
jurisdiction, except probate courts, in the
county wherein lac resides or the local
Office is situated, duly authenticated I'M
der the seal of the court, that such per-
son is of good morai character, and in
good iepute, possessed of the necessary
qualifications to enable him to render
Chants valuable services, and otherwise
competent to advise and assist them in
the presentation Of their claims OF contests
8. The oath of allegiance required by
section 347S Of the United States Revised
Statues must be filed by applicants. In
case of a firm, the names of the individ-
uals composing the firm must be giyen,
and a certificate and oath as to each
member of the firm will be required.
4. An applicant to practice under the
above regulations must address a letter
to the Register aud Receiver, inclosing
the certificate and oath above required,
in which letter his full lame and post
Office address must be given. He must
state whether or not he has ever been re-
cognized as an attorney or agent before
this Department, or any bureau thereof,
OF any of the local land offices, and if so,
whether he has ever been suspended or
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state whether he holds any office under
the government of the United States.
After an application To practice has
been filed in due form, the Register and
Receiver will recognize the applicant as
an attorney or agent. as the Case may be,
unless they have good reason to believe
that the person making the application
is unit To practice before their offices, or
unless otherwise instructed by the COM
missioner or Secretary.
Registers ami Receivers must keep a
record of the names and residences OF
ali attorneys and agents recognized as en-
titled to represent Chants in Their sever
u offices,
EVER attorney must, either at the time
of entering bIs appearance for a claimant
oI contestant or within thirty days there
after, file the written authority for such
appearance, signed by said claimant OF
contestant, and setting forth his or hen
present residence, occupation, aud post
office address. Upon a failure 10 tile
such written authority within the time
limited, II shall be the duty of the Reg
tster and Receiver TO no longer recognize
iIlm as AN attorney in tn case.
An attorney la act will he required 10
tile a power of attorney of his principal
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granted and stating the parties present
residence, occupation and address.
When the appearance is for q person
other than the claimant or contestant
Of record the attorney or agent will ne
required TO state the name of the person
for whom he appears, his pOst-Gtiice I'D
dress, the character and extent Of the in
terests involved, and when and from
what source il was acquired. AuthOTIza-
tons and powers signed or executed IN
blank viii not he recognized
1t any attorney or agent shall know
ingly commit any Of the following acts,
viz: Represent fictitious or fraudulent
entrymen; prosecute collusive contests;
speculate in REIMBURSEMENT of entries,
assist in procuring illegal o fraudu ent
entries or filings; represent himself az
the attorney or agent of entrymen when
he is only an attorney or agent for Il
transieree or m~oTtgagee; conceal the in
terest or name of his cliant; give perni-
cious advice TO parties seeking to obtain
title to public lands; attempt to prevent
a qualified person from settling upon, en-
terlng or fling for q tract of public land
properly subject to such entry or filing,
or otherwise be guilty of dishonest and
unproiessional conduct; or who in con-
nection with business pending in local
land offices or in this Department, shall
knowingly employ as sub-agent or cor
respondent a person who has been guilty
of n one If these acts, or who has teen
proiIbited from practicing before the
Register or Receiver or this Department,
IL VIII Oe sufficient reason for his dESDar-
ment fIom practice and YOU are author
lied to refuse 10 further recognize any
person as agent or attorney who shall
he known to you or be proven before you
to be guilty of improper and unproies.
slonal conduct as above stated.
An attorney or agent who has been adj
mitted to practice in any particular hand
district may be enrolled aud authorized
to practice in any other district upon fl,
ing with the Register and Receiver 81
such district a certificate of the Register
or Receiver before whom he was adj
mitted to practice that hs is an attorney
or agent in good standing.
ANY nnprotessional conduct on the part
of an attorney or agent should be report
ed to the Commissioner at once, together
with your action in the premises.
Appeals from the action of the Regis
ter and Receiver in refusing to admit Ia
practice or in refusing to further reccg-
nlze an agent or attorney will lie to the
COMMISSIONS and Secretary, as in other
appealabie cases. Very Respectfully,
WM. Al. SPARKS, Comnis'er.
Approved: L. q Z. LAMAR, Secy.